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Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Dirty Energy Dollars
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
A Budget for Working America
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Next Steps in Syria
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
What Are the Rules of War?
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Somalia on the Brink
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
America's police are looking more and more like the military
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Detroit On The Brink
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Catching Kony
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Syria Conflict Panel
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Divide and conquer negotiations
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Crashing in America
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Climate crisis and the will to act
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
The highest high and the lowest low: Colombian’s NO to the peace agreement or how to deeply hurt hope in 24 hours or less
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Working for world peace here at home
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Dirt on Our Hands
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
How to fix our police departments
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
America’s litmus test on Syria
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Promoting peace, locally and globally
The costly errors of America's wars
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Breakdown in Yemen
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
When soldiers commit murder
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The challenge of violent extremism
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
A Callous Disregard for the Law
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
How to save the American Dream
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Syria's Next Generation
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
The three-ring circus of American politics
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Addressing divide between communities and police
GOP, follow Stevens' example
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
The only way forward on Syria
Go After Super Pollutants
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
The Indoctrination Myth
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
My Turkish Airport
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Measuring the cost of violence
Women in Combat
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Democratic Party looks like America
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Coup-Speak Speaking
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Feckless on Foreign Policy
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Defense Department in Somalia
Americans have had enough conflict
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
A new look at climate change
Options for Action in Syria
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Terrorism and Development
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Meat Alert
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Our moral obligations in Somalia
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Is America turning into a failed state?
Cost of inaction will be great
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support

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